Industry newsletters and media

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Title

December 2023Australian Bananas National Map of Banana Plantations
December 2023 SAMAC R&D Newsletter National mapping of commercial macadamia orchards in South Africa
November 2023AMS Newsletter$1.7M funding boost for tree crop natural disaster preparedness
November 2023 2GB The Rural News Interview with AARSC Staff - Major update to digital tree crop map
November 2023Future Food Systems  Crack research team to extend Australian Tree Crop Map in $1.7M collaboration
September 2023Australian Berry Journal National Map of Protected Cropping Systems now live
August 2023Talking Avocados Avocado R&D Investment Overview, Winter 2023, Volume 34, No.2 (page 66)
August 2023The Macadamia SA MagazineGetting South Africa’s macadamia orchards on the map
August 2023Cooperative Research Australia NewsletterLaunch of first national map of Australia’s protected cropping structures
June 2023Australian Macadamia Society NewsNew mapping confirms an additional 2000 hectares of macadamias
March 2023 Australian Berry Journal National Map of Protected Cropping Systems now available in draft
November 2022SAMAC Website Industry goes nuts for macadamias
September 2022Citrus Australia Industry News National Citrus Map
September 2022Soilless Australia (PCA)Progress on mapping Australia's protected cropping systems, Volume 12 - Spring 2022 (pages 22-24)
August 2022 Australian Tree CropSatellites used to predict commercial mango yields
August 2022Australian Citrus NewsCreating the National Citrus Map (p. 9)
August 2022Australian Citrus NewsFine details add up for bigger picture (p.10)
August 2022CitrinotasMONITOREO DE AVANZADA - Advanced Monitoring
July 2022Australian Tree CropUNE's AARSC develops Tree Crop Map (p.40)
July 2022Future Food Systems eNews National PC mapping team calls for peer review of latest draft maps (issue # 26)
June 2022Talking AvocadoesMapping trees - Why do we do it , Winter 2022 edition (p.19)
April 2022GROUND COVERSatellites recruited to inform canola harvests
March 2022Queensland Country Life Citrus Technical Forum 2022 new tech panel discusses future robotic picking
February 2022Talking Avocadoes Orchard Census Update,  Summer 2022 edition (p. 17)
February 2022Australian Tree Crop Using satellites to predict macadamia yields
February 2020Queensland Country LifeHigh-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
February 2020North EastHigh-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
January 2020Mirage NewsHigh-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
January 2020National TributeHigh-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
January 2020Nine NewsNew map shows impact of fires on fruit and nut farms
January 2020Fresh Fruit ProtalHigh-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
January 2020ABC New England North West RadioInterview with Craig Shephard - Bushfire response map
January 2020Macquarie RadioInterview with Craig Shephard - Bushfire response map

August/ September 2019

Australian Tree Crop Magazine

Tree Crop Insights: Consolidating our Global Leadership

June/July 2019

Australian Tree Crop Magazine

Auto-harvester prototype a world first

June/July 2019

Australian Tree Crop Magazine

Holistic approach to avo pollination

October 2018 Australian Cotton Grower Magazine

Remote sensing technologies for improved spray drift management

February 2018 Northern Territory Government Media Release Remote sensing and mango variability project to benefit NT industry

January 2018

Mango Matters

Mapping Australia’s orchards for improved industry productivity, biosecurity and natural disaster recovery—update

January 2018 Rice Extension Water depth is important in cool weather
January 2018 Queensland Country Life

Tully cane farmers enlist satellite technology to improve yield, drainage

November 2017 ABC News High tech map of avocado, macadamia and mango orchards helps disaster response
November 2017 Department of Primary Industry and Resources NT More Profit from Nitrogen
Spring 2017 WA Grower Can precision agriculture add value in vegetable production systems
August 2017 NAB Business Research and Insights

Satellites and infrared guns deliver hi-tech boost to mango growers

August 2017 Avocados Australia

Can we increase avocado production via pollination?

July 2017

Sprout Magazine

The Technology of Farming

Winter 2017

Macadamia Bulletin

Sky- high technology for better down-to-earth farming decisions (see page 41)

March 2017

Australian Citrus News

Handheld devices could determine brix levels

May 2017 Queensland Country Life

How mapping improves Australia's tree crops

Autumn 2017

Mango Matters

Fruit maturity: developing an application to assist with the
decision to pick
(see page 20)

April 2017 Fresh Fruit Portal

High-tech mapping, robots and drones aid Cyclone Debbie crop response

February 2017 ABC News

The high tech study using satellites to map Australia's mango, macadamia and avocado crops

December 2016 Queensland Country Life How satellites and scanners are driving mangoes

Spring 2016

Australian Banana Magazine

Meeting the Challenge of TR4 - Early detection: Look at the signs (see page 29)

July 2016 ABC News

Drones could be the answer to early disease detection in banana crops

April 2016

Produce Plus

Research project to boost tree fruit production

April 2016 Macleay Valley Foodbowl

Australian avocado, mango and macadamia crops studied by high tech satellites

March 2016

Mango Matters

Pollination

May 2015 GeoImage Insights from our industry partners
Spring 2014 Precision Ag News Remote Sensing (see page 21)
Spring 2014 Spotlight Magazine

Remote Sensing to Assess Drift Damage

September 2009 The Australian Cottongrower Remote Sensing applications for cotton (subscription access only)
2002 Farmers newsletter Increasing on farm yields based on physiology research beyond 2000